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Стр. 244 Demosthenes, on the contrary, seems to lose all consciousness of himself, and to
rec'ognizc only his country. He does not seek the beautiful ; he unconsciously
creates it. He is superior to admiration. He uses language as a modest man uses
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Стр. 266 ELOQUENCE OF STATESMEN. 1. Degeneracy of Athens. — Demosthenes.
Such, O, men of Athens ! were your ancestors : so glorious in the eye of the world
so bountiful and munificent to their country ; so sparing, so modest, so self-
denying, ...

Стр. 424 ... liberty, bold and powerful, full of spirit, eloquence, and fire ; a liberty which
produced multitudes of great men, and has transmitted one immortal name, the
name of Demosthenes, to posterity. But still it was a liberty of disconnected states,
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